Mental Health

MHAOK offers free suicide prevention training during Mental Health Awareness Month

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Today we offered our annual suicide prevention training, called QPR, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. QPR stands for Question Persuade Refer, and it is an hour-long course that teaches lay people how to intervene if they suspect that someone is battling suicidal ideation. It provides anyone the basic tools to keep those in […]

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In honor of Mental Health Month, MHAOK is offering two community QPR (suicide prevention) trainings

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Welcome to May is Mental Health Month! In honor of 31 days dedicated to mental health education and destigmatization, Mental Health Association Oklahoma is hosting a free Question Persuade Refer (QPR) suicide prevention training for the community.  QPR is a nationally recognized, evidence-based suicide prevention training for lay people. Its purpose is to save lives

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The Zarrow Symposium Call for Presentations deadline is extended

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If you missed the April 9th deadline, you have a few more days! The Call for Presentations deadline has been extended to April 15th. See below for more information. The theme for this year’s event is Life Stages: Mental Health Across a Lifetime. We are seeking 60 and 90 minute breakout session proposals where you can

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Resources for those in need

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MHAOK reaffirms its commitment to ensuring all Oklahomans have access to the resources and services they need to thrive. Our goal is to, in collaboration with other extraordinary organizations throughout our state, create a safer, more compassionate community. If you or someone you know is in need of support, please know that there are experts

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Carolyn Burns discusses youth trauma and its effects on the brain on the Mental Health Download

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Recently, I spoke with Carolyn Burns, an instructor and field faculty liaison for the School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma Online Campus. Carolyn is a licensed clinical social worker who has practiced therapy for more than eighteen years. Additionally, with more than twenty-three years of social work experience, her career has spanned

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Board member, Rebecca Marshall, shares her story

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Rebecca Marshall, MHAOK Board Member, was featured in She Is Tulsa Magazine this month. In it, she tells a story that far too many can relate to: one of homelessness, of suicide, of disordered eating. She gives the readers an intimate view of what it’s like to trudge forward into survival while having your humanity,

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Street Outreach houses an ‘Angel’

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Angel, a native Oklahoman, was a mere twelve years old when she slipped out of the only place she called home and into the unknown. For five years, each day was a struggle for hope, a struggle for survival, as she endured the unforgiving reality that her stepfather’s sexual abuse was shattering her. “I had

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NEAR Science: Beyond ACEs, a fascinating area of mental health

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With very little exception, our entire staff attends a monthly training which serves to augment our understanding of the organization, the mission we strive to fulfill and the people we serve. Each session proves valuable, offering a layer of insight previously unknown, and each one is dotted with “aha” moments that are critical in adapting

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Lottie House Peer-Run Drop-In Center celebrates 10 years

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is hosting an afternoon celebration from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, October 13 at Lottie House Peer-Run Drop-In Center in honor of the drop-in center’s tenth anniversary. The Lottie House is Oklahoma City’s only peer-run drop-in center, which is located in Northeast Oklahoma City. It offers nonclinical

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